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Changing Cisco ASA 5505 Hardware Firewall Passwords

You can reset both the Enable and Telnet passwords for the Cisco ASA 5505 through the Cisco Device Manager.

Warning: You cannot reset the password if you forget it. If you forget the firewall password, you must reprovision your server (more info).

To Change Cisco ASA 5505 Hardware Firewall Passwords

In a Web browser, navigate to: https://[your firewall management IP address] (You might receive a number of security certificate warnings. If you accept the certs and save them as Trusted, you will avoid warnings in the future).

Note: Depending on which Cisco ASDM version you have installed, several options might display. If so, click Run ASDM Applet.

When prompted, type your server User name and firewall password. Click OK. You will be prompted to login twice.